title: A healable, semitransparent silver nanowire-polymer composite conductor.
abstract: A quick recovery: A semitransparent composite conductor comprising a layer of silver nanowire percolation network inlaid in the surface layer of a Diels-Alder-based healable polymer film is fabricated. The composite is flexible and highly conductive, and is capable of both structural and electrical healing via heating. Cut samples that completely lose their conductivity can recover 97% of it within 5 minutes of heating at 110 °C. The cutting and healing can be repeated at the same location for multiple cycles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Chaokun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Jiajie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xiaofan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Sungwon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: H Thomas
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Qibing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Pei
mesh_terms: D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006358:Hot Temperature; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012031:Refractometry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011108:Polymers; D012834:Silver
keywords: composite conductors; healable polymers; silver nanowires; transparent conductors